Simran from Huddersfield fled an arranged marriage in which she was forced to work for her husband’s benefit.
Simran, who did not want to use her real name, came to the UK from India, where she had witnessed violence in her family home.
She hoped that her life in Huddersfield would give her freedom, but instead she found herself exploited by her husband and his parents.
She pointed out that there were no words in her first language, Punjabi, to define domestic abuse that was not a physical act.
Apna Haq works to raise awareness of emotional, economic and sexual abuse as well as violence.
Simran, whose parents arranged her marriage, told the BBC: “When I was coming here I thought I was going to a modern world, an advanced society.
“I thought I’d be able to wear what I want, study, work, and be my own person.”
